"You mortal, you're actually a little strange." The Year Beast was overcome with playful curiosity. They were naturally curious and active demon beasts; otherwise, they wouldn't have spent every year mingling among the people and playing.
The Year Beast roared and pounced on Lu Yang. Lu Yang swung his arm in a wide arc and smashed it. Ever since his body had grown stronger, he'd found close-quarters combat pretty fun, too.
"Like I'd be afraid of you!"
The man and beast grappled. The Year Beast pinned Lu Yang down and snarled at him, spittle spraying all over Lu Yang's face.
"Samadhi True Fire, spit!"
When Lu Yang had first learned Samadhi True Fire, it was so he could breathe it out through his mouth and catch his enemies off guard. He hadn't expected to use it on a Year Beast.
The Samadhi True Fire singed the Year Beast's mane, scorching it until the hairs shriveled and curled into little black specks. Seeing this, Lu Yang rolled over and pinned it down, seizing the advantage.
The man and beast fought fiercely, the upper hand shifting back and forth. Their crafty schemes and ploys were so marvelous they deserved a round of applause.
That is, if anyone could see the Year Beast.
"Second Boss, why did you suddenly start rolling around?" Yun Mengmeng asked, baffled. She'd heard that red envelopes were also called "suppressing evil" money and could ward off evil spirits. Could it be that Second Boss hadn't gotten enough red-envelope money and had been possessed?
"I'm fighting a Year Beast. You can't see it." As soon as he finished speaking, the Year Beast pinned Lu Yang down again.
"You're a legendary Year Beast, at least! Can't you attack me some other way?" Lu Yang roared in anger. He felt like